HDMI output 5V power

Looking at a customer request for extended HDMI HMI display likely requiring cat or optical extenders. Anyone know the amount of current the Epics can provide safely on HDMI pin 18 (+5V) for such devices? (I know what the spec says, I’m just curious as often manufacturers polyfuse or current limit supply this pin at a higher current for such devices).

Until I can follow up with the hardware design guys, assume it is to the spec.

BTW, we have a few customers using CAT extenders and this question has never come up, so I assume they are using external power supplies for the adapters vs trying to drive them from the HDMI port (which seems like a bad idea regardless of the current provided).

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